Hospital owners ‘committed’

Adventist Health administrators “remain committed to providing health care” in Paradise and reopening Feather River Hospital if feasible, a spokeswoman told the CN&R.

On Tuesday (Dec. 4), Adventist Health announced it would reopen Feather River Health Center on Skyway within weeks. As previously reported (“Uncertain prognosis,” cover story, Nov. 15), corporate leadership would not commit to reopening the hospital itself in the wake of the Camp Fire, at least until a full facilities inspection. That assessment continues, said Jill Kinney, the organization’s Northern California communications director, who added that the decision also will take into account the town’s infrastructure capacity.

The fire Nov. 8 destroyed most lower-level buildings on the hospital site, but left intact much of the upper-level and off-site facilities. Kinney said Adventist Health has opened clinics in Chico, including a pediatric office at the former Chico Children’s Center.